What’s missing from the list of famous Eagle Scouts are females. Scouting America estimates more than 2.5 million boys have achieved the lofty rank since 1912.

Eagle Scouts who went on to become famous include Hank Aaron, Neil Armstrong, Walter Cronkite, Jack Black, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Jon Bon Jovi and Martin Luther King Jr.

People are surprised that I am an Eagle Scout and then I'm also a 500 Festival princess." 'Majorly outside my comfort zone' Restivo grew up in Plainfield in a family that focused on service.

Although the majority of scouts are still boys, over 196,000, girls participated in Scouting America’s programs last year. More than 8,000 girls have earned the rank of Eagle Scout.